Necktie hanger



Patented Nov. 20, 1.934

UNITED STATES PATENT .oFFlcE NECKTIE HANGER John H. Jackson, Needham, Mass. Application May 18, 1932, Serial No. 612,043

2 Claims.

This invention relates to necktie hangers and more particularly to a device of that character having provision for holding a plurality of ties.

One of the objects of the invention is the provision of a necktie holding member which is of simple construction and operation and which is adapted to hold a tie hung thereon securely against displacement.

Another object is the production of a holding member which facilitates the hanging of a tie thereon or the removal without the expenditure of appreciable time and effort.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a necktie hanger comprising a plurality of necktie holding members arranged in a compact form and adapted to be fastened to a wall or door for convenient access.

Yet another object of the invention is the provision of a hanger which will exposer each tie or a portion thereof to view so that a particular tie may be easily'selected and removed therefrom without disturbing the remainder of the ties.

Other objects of the invention will be more specifically described and pointed out hereinafter.

In its simplest form, my invention contemplates a necktie hanger comprising a suitable support and a necktie holding member Vcarried thereby. The preferred form of holding member comprises a right-angled member, preferably of pin form, having one arm mounted in the support and the other arm approximately parallel to and in close proximity with an adjacent surface of the support in order to hold a tie hung on the latter arm securely against displacement. Theholding member maybe mounted vin .the support in various ways but, preferably, one arm is provided with a thread and is screwed into the support sufficiently far to bring the other arm into close proximity with the adjacent surface of the support. By threading the holding member near an edge of theadjacent surface, the tie holding arm may be swivelled on the threaded arm away from the support to permit a tie to be hung thereon or removed therefrom.

My invention in another form contemplates a hanger comprising a supporting member preferably in the form of a bar carrying a plurality of holding members arranged in a longitudinal series on said bar, each of said holding devicesV being adapted to hold a necktie.

The invention also contemplates a plurality of bars in different arrangements, each of saidrbars being provided with a plurality of holding devices and the arrangementof the bars being such as to expose the ties to view so that any desired tie may be removed from the holding device t without disturbing the remainder.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating the invention, Figure 1 is a view in perspective looking downwardly of a simple form of the invention comprising a single bar With a longitudinal series of holding members and showing a necktie hung on one of said members; Fig. 2 is a similar View lookingupwardly of a single bar holder provided with a friction device in the form of a tubular cushion for gripping the ties more securely; Fig. 3 is a view in perspective of a holder comprising a plurality of bars hinged at opposite endsto permit them to be swung outwardly; Fig. 4 is a similar view of a holder comprising a plurality of bars mounted radially upon a central hub for holding and displaying a multiplicity of ties `and Figa. 5 is a side elevation of a portion of a bar shown partly in section to illustrate a modified form of spring Vpressed holding member. Y y

Referring to the drawing, l0 designates a support in the form of a bar, which may be of any suitable materialbutis preferably of wood, and 12 a right-angled holding member, preferably of pin form of any suitable metal. The holding member may be mounted in the bar in various ways but the simplest, perhaps, is to provide one arm 14 of the member with a thread sov that it may be screwed into the bar in the proper location. Although the holding `.member may be threaded into the bar in either the top, bottom or front face thereof, I prefer to insert `it into the bottom face 16 adjacent the front edge thereof so that the lower or free arm will normally be parallel with said face. Over this arm the necktie is hung or draped and since the narrowest or band portion of the tie engages the arm, the latter is of a length approximately the normal width of a necktie band. The 4end of the arm is provided with an enlargement or head 20 to retain the tie 'in place. v l

The holding memberis screwed into its support sufficiently far to bring the lower or free arm into such close proximity to the lower face of the support that a necktie mounted on the arm will be gripped between said arm and said face and.will,be held firmly :against displacement or longitudinal `movement on the armf The distance between this arm and the lower face when the former is in normal parallel relationvvith the latter may be varied by swivelling the lower arm around the threaded arm as center in one directionpr theother, and this may be done to adjust the holding member to ties of diiferent thicknesses. t

Although in its simplest form, the invention is embodied in a suitable support carrying a single holding member yet it preferably contemplates a hanger adapted to support a plurality of ties, such as the elongated bar 10 which is shown as provided with a longitudinal series of six holding members 12 for accommodating that number of ties. It is apparent, however, that the bar support may be of greater or less strength tQhold a larger or smaller` number of holding members.

In Figure 2, there is shown a modiiied form.v

of hanger which includes a resilient cushion 2,2 interposed between the bottom face of the bar support 10 and the holding members 12, forypre.-

venting movement of the ties when hung onsaid,

members. This cushion may be of anysuitable material but as shown is in the form oiarubber tubing held in place on the bottom face of the bar -10lb'y the threadedlarms'of. the holding members which pass through it. When a tieisfhungon a holdlngmember, it is gripped between thatmemf br and the cushion so that it is secure against displacement.

`The bars 10 of. Figs. 1` and 2 may be provided with'end 'holes 24 to'receive screws or nails for fastening themto a wall or a door for convenient access. 'In Fig. Sis showna hanger comprisingA a pair ofbar` supports and 32 carried by a pair of`side bars 34 fand 36 'Ihe upper bar 30 ispermanently fastened tothe side bars and is, inset in relation to the lower bar 32`whichispreferably connected at one end by a hinge 38 to the side bar`34 so that itimay be'swung outwardly. The sidebar 36 may have a squared recess in its front edge' for receivinvg'the'free-'end of the bar 32fwhen theilatteris'in'a normal closed position. Both bars` are Vshown with longitudinal series of six holding members 1`2-'mount`e'd i'n their lower` edge faces. This hanger will hold twelve ties exposed to 'view aiidthe lower bar may be swung ioutward- 1y' if necessary'to permitties to bearranged .on` or removed from the 'upper bar. 'It, likewise, is inf tended'to be' fastenedF to j a rwall or other suitable supporting surface.

` InFig'ure 4is` illustrateda form of the invention'adapted to1h1dand dispiay Sixty ties and thislforni is'especially wellf suited for display use 'in`"'a store. This type comprises a central -hub construction made upof a 'pair of disks 40 and 42 between which are mounted a radial series of outwadly f'extehdihgba supports 44 similar in foir'nt the barsupport 1'0- and eachprovided with asi'milar 'sriesof'tie holding members 1'2 in its lower edge face. Although these bars. maybe fixed in their radial arrangement, they. are pref-.- era'bly, .,pivotally. mounted each on Va screw 46 threadedl through the hub disks so thateach may he swung ,horizontally in either direction `th1 1ieh e Y.ooHeiderab!e.. are It will beobvious, of course,

that this type may be mounted upon a spindle or other meansvfor rotation and may have a smaller or', larger number offrz'idialr t'ieholding supports.

In Figure fisjillustrated adiierentmethod oirnqiintihg aV necktie holding membery in,7the.sup, poii-oiliiefelim, ,e ber. Support oieprovided with en enlarged.. here, 52 opening out its i012 e'eedjoileciedfie its bohemio@ bre. 1re-i ed; meedeed to receive @new of@ hglding'm'nber: A12,'the lowerarm of` said bei beiva'eeiiroximeielyperelleif'with the lower face,of-'s`aid"b Threaded on fthe end Aoffthe upper ofsaidfinembr 'is-a' round4 stud 54f`16se1y'nttin`g ythe' bore 52r` and interpos'ei 15etween the bottom of said bore and the stud vis a helical spring 56 under compression. A Washer 58 may be mounted on the upper arm to engage the lower face of the bar to hold the lower arm of the holding member a slight distance away from said lower face. The spring being under compression holds the lower arm of the holding member in close proximity to the lower face of 'the support, yet permitting it to be pulled down- Wardly if desired in order toy permit a tie to be rempved therefrom or to `be mounted thereon.

In the use of a device constructed in accordance with my invention, the holding members are with their lower arms normally in parallel relation with the longitudinal axis of the baliesupport;L 'Io mount a tie on one of the holding members, it is Aswivelled outwardly into the position shown in dottedlines, for instance, in

Fig, ljhwhereupon the tie may be draped over the lower arm and that arm is swivelled back into nor-mab positionA whichl Causes the; pontion ofrthe tie4 over the arm. to :begripped betweena there arm and tlie-lowaii facer-ofi the bar supnortizthereby holdingrit; firmly against displacement; In: removingy the tiaf. nothing; more;z is; requiredz than to. .swive1,;the.- ho1dine member: outwardly, remove Cheat-ie and-turn it backinto norma-1 posi-tion.-i The tie is adapted in my device-.torbensunmrtediape proximately, rxiielway`Y its .1ength;that isi. at; the noch bandfthereof; whiehlisithe narrowestnart 0f z the itiesof.that, theflowerzarm otrithe member has a lenethorreanoudingtozthisewidth Egli-ich is generally `uniformior:stamani;iinsneek- 1eS.` i

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When amdeyioe.A ofi-g; the;y constructiomshowrnin Figure( 5 .is .use.d1,aiinecktiemey-ibeomountedifon the.. Aholding.;memberA Withoutaswivelling': itchy merel-y paume it; A.dowfnwandlragainstV thefpres surevo ,thespringfto 4permit;the:tie to befzslipped onto the loweriendof theiarmwon removedztheref from- InImostnaslag.1hoiz1everr.Y it will bei-found more. convenient. -placingiztheitie :or removing itfromlthe hanger.to@swivelitheiholdinglmembers out..vv-arcily.. Y. Y

It .-willi be-v` observed athat a, :hangereconstiiueted in, accordancezwith my; invention;'is-@simplaaand efficient, f easily. -.nianufaeture anclleasilyiassemf bled. The holding.; membeecanrbei operatori` weer quicklyl andiaigtie mounted inztheuhaiigenforfnfea moved rtherefrom ,without-fapmleoahlei efforteand vwhen.'so...mountedaa-tie\is securely heldigagainst l dislocations. Theahangerf hasianother `aclrza'aitaige in that. all theties aref either: entirelyfor-f partly exposed to view Asowthat` the luserf can.: selecta the desired-tie without hesitationI andfwithout fumbling overwa l-large numberl oli.iitiesf..more ormless juin-bledx together a-bunchl. i

The different forms'- of hangers-shown .finiithe' I o drawing all have holding-- membersfmounted iin that the ties are supported by the free arm of the holding member and held gripped between it and the front face and in such cases, the ties will be released by swivelling the free arm upwardly so that it will project beyond the upper arm of the bar to permit the tie to be removed therefrom or mounted thereon.

It is also to be understood that supporting bars provided with holding members may be combined in various arrangements to form a hanger. In view of these considerations, my invention is not to be limited to the forms herein shown and described since it may be embodied in other forms within the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A necktie hanger comprising a supporting bar having a resilient cushion extending along a face thereof, and a right-angled pin having one arm thereof threaded and screwed into said support, and having its other arm disposed to be arranged to extend in juxtaposition to and approximately parallel with said cushion for gripping a necktie between it and the cushion, said last mentioned arm being adapted to be swung outwardly from the supporting bar to release the necktie.

2. A necktie hanger comprising a bar adapted for horizontal mounting and having a plurality of necktie hangers mounted in its bottom face in a closely associated linear series, each of said hangers being adapted for holding a single necktie only and each comprising a right-angled pin having one arm thereof threaded and screwed into y the bottom face of said bar and having its other arm disposed to be arranged to extend in juxtaposition to and approximately parallel with the bottom face of said bar for gripping a necktie between it and said face, said last mentioned arm being adapted to be turned for varying the distance between it and the bottom face of said bar and to be swung outwardly from said bar to release the necktie.

JOHN H. JACKSON. 

